Curt Schilling Visibly Confused By Jews, Asks Jake Tapper To Explain

[rsacamano]

[Buzz Clik]

1. You could see in Schilling's eyes: "Who frickin' told me Tapper was Jewish? WTF!"

[Fast Walker 52]

2. Schilling is a proto-typical Republican-- dumb and racist

[Behind the Aegis]

4. Sadly, a common malady among more than a few. n/t

[Ligyron]

5. I keep forgetting about David Pacman when I'm looking for something interesting

on the internet. All his videos are good.

[IronLionZion]

6. Tapper is only half Jewish, on his Dad's side

not that it matters. Jewish people probably care about things other than Israel. Kind of how Latinos care about things other than immigration, and African Americans don't all live in inner cities like Donald believes.

Curt Schilling and other Republicans should definitely continue to prove their bigotry every chance they get. Considering how well it's working out for them. It reminds me of when Republican congressman Curt Clawson of Florida asked some All-American US government officials about the policies of India, just because they had Indian heritage.

Republicanism kills brain cells.

[Behind the Aegis]

7. He is Jewish.

Tapper was raised in the Jewish faith;[14] his father was from a Jewish family, while his mother, a native of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, converted from Presbyterianism to Judaism.[14] Wikipedia

Also, there is no "probably", Jews do, in fact, care about a many things other than Israel. While Israel may be important to many of us, like most Americans we are concerned with a plethora of issues, usually the same ones every other American finds concerning, from the economy to foreign relations, to healthcare and social justice.

[IronLionZion]

8. I thought it was only if one's mother was Jewish

Didn't know someone could convert to join the faith.

and yes, I understand people of all types care deeply about many issues.

[Behind the Aegis]

9. There is always confusion in that respect.

Being a Jew is complicated. It is a ethno-religious group. There are "ethnic" components to being Jewish and there are religious ones, as well. In the strict religious sense, the 'faith' is passed down the mother's line. However, one can convert, and with advances in genetics, there is a component which can indicate one is "ethnically" Jewish. So, in short, someone born to a Jewish father but non-Jewish mother is "ethnically" Jewish, since she converted and he was raised Jewish, he is also "religiously" Jewish. It is the ethnic component which allows for the concept of an agnostic or atheist Jew. Clear as mud, right? It is these issues which can cause all kinds of problems with discussions, especially ones about Israel.

On edit: Thank you for acknowledging the complexity of the minority voter. I apologize for being short, but it is a trigger for me when the implication is that we (Jews) are not loyal to our native countries and are single-issue voters. I know that wasn't your intention, but it was my head space and why I emphasized us being Americans.

[Mendocino]

10. Republican jock gets into politics,

finds out he's over his head,

cluelessness results.

It's about time somebody made a sitcom.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

11. And that's what I call a great start to a campaign. And not awkward

in the least.

[pressbox69]

12. I always had a grudging admiration for him

even though he helped to defeat my team in 2001 and 2004. I've only read about his recent post MLB creepiness lately. I hope Warren dices and slices this pile of manure and sends him and whatever number he wore directly to the hellfire hall of fame where he belongs.